In the presence of a large attendance of business associates and {rlends, the remains of the late Mr. Marinus Leander Justesen of the Anglo-Danish Shipping Ca, were laid rest in Lokawei Cemetery on December 7. The officiating clergyman was Pastor Nielsen, while among the mourners was Int. P. Scheel, Consul-General for Denmark. The pallbearers were Mr. N. Justesen, brother of deceased who came from Mr. 1, Behrens Mr, G. L, Melchior, Kung. "A beautiful bouquet of red flowers from the brother was lowered into the grave with the casket. and patron of the Tientsin and Dise trict Benevolent fund.
Tu addition to the work he did for masonry. Dr. Ivy found time also to serve the public interests.
1005 he was Elected a member of the Public School Committee of the Municipal Council, and was almost continuously chairman of that body until 1914. From 1915 to 1820. with the exception of 1918, Dr. Ivy Served as chairman of the Foreign Educational Committee, while 1010-7 he served as a land Commissioner, "Po him also is to be attributed the reviving of the Shanghai Branch of St. George's Society, which previous to his becoming President had not been too active, and {t was due to hhis efforts that' a wider interest the doings of the Society was created. He was also president of the Shanghai Golf Club for 1920-1 and 1022-3.
Dr, Ivy Was a man of great _personal charm which enabled him to] tivat a a friend everyone with whom hho came into contact. Unassuming gentle In manner, he, nevertheless, by his wisdom and strength of chataeter" distinguished himself in the administration of Masonic matters. Since his retirement in 1927 he resided in Warwickshire. He is sur-Wived by two sons. Dr. R. H. Ivy! of Philadelphia, and Mr. AL 1. Ivy. work is well known to many. In appredation of his. short and devoted fe, and hhis saeriflee at this time, a itt of $19,000 was made towards the Dullding of the college which he hae come out to serve.
The new college bbullding was opened in Mare!
1912, and the first class of students enveiled.
Five years later they passed 01 of the college, the first native Christian doctors in Manchuria. Since that day students, men and women, have @uated year by year until now are 250 graduates, practising in Man: churia and China, Ju the building up. and developing of this work Dr. Christie received great inspiration and practical help from his. wife. Since -these small beginnings a steadily increasing number of people has benefited from the hospital and college.
1922 Dr. and Mrs. Christie de.
ided to change their sphere of service and continue their activities for the college from the home bse. 'There followed many years of streng nous work for both, and this was Jaid down only within the' past year.
Acknowledgements and appreciation of his work came from many sources, and in 1911 His late Majesty, King George, conferred on him the order of cate. The secret of his! successful life was well expressed by Dr. Sao Ko Alfred Sze, when Of the Union insurance Society of' wrote of him a few years age, "As chow Road, for the late Maj. Hans Georg Schimmeifennig, with the Rev.
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